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Ellen Trachman

What happens to people's donated eggs and sperm after they die?

Posted Jun 2022

6:00

Elizabeth Cox

Can you outsmart the college admissions fallacy?

Posted Jun 2022

1h 2m

Mary Ziegler, Loretta J. Ross, Erika Bachiochi, Joshua Prager

The future of US reproductive rights after Roe v. Wade

Posted May 2022

8:54

Nonette Royo

Why Indigenous forest guardianship is crucial to climate action

Posted May 2022

11:09

Becca Heller

A safe pathway to resettlement for migrants and refugees

Posted May 2022

0:00

Damien Riehl

Why all melodies should be free for musicians to use

Posted Mar 2022

18:08

Diana Adams

Why US laws must expand beyond the nuclear family

Posted Mar 2022

11:35

James K. Thornton

Why is China appointing judges to combat climate change?

Posted Feb 2022

18:00

Reuben Jonathan Miller

How radical hospitality can change the lives of the formerly incarcerated

Posted Jan 2022

3:12

American Family Insurance

Human-centered justice

Posted Jan 2022

16:48

Kathryn Kolbert

The end of Roe v. Wade — and what comes next for reproductive freedom

Posted Dec 2021

13:53

Jane Walsh

The rise of predatory scams — and how to prevent them

Posted Nov 2021

4:46

Meg Jacobs

What few people know about the program that "saved" America

Posted Jun 2021

5:30

Itamar Mann

A new approach to defending the human rights of migrants

Posted Jun 2021

6:02

Rohan Pavuluri

An app that empowers people to solve their legal problems

Posted Jun 2021

5:57

Bianca Tylek

The multibillion-dollar US prison industry — and how to dismantle it

Posted Jun 2021

12:50

Jessica Kerr

Who makes judges?

Posted Jun 2021

10:11

Tim Nevius

The exploitation of US college athletes

Posted Apr 2021

15:58

Nisha Anand

The radical act of choosing common ground

Posted Nov 2020

16:25

Van Jones

What if a US presidential candidate refuses to concede after an election?

Posted Oct 2020

19:21

Dexter Dias

Racism thrives on silence — speak up!

Posted Oct 2020

16:12

Neal Katyal

How to win an argument (at the US Supreme Court, or anywhere)

Posted Sep 2020

16:37

Joseph Shin

How doctors can help fix the broken US asylum system

Posted Aug 2020

14:56

Wesley Saint Clair

The case for restorative justice in juvenile courts

Posted Jul 2020

23:46

John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson

The fight for civil rights and freedom

Posted Jul 2020

8:46

Anthony D. Romero

The ACLU's call to defund the police

Posted Jun 2020

1h 6m

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff, Rashad Robinson, Dr. Bernice King, Anthony D. Romero

The path to ending systemic racism in the US

Posted Jun 2020

17:38

Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi

The US is addicted to incarceration. Here's how to break the cycle

Posted May 2020

7:24

Hailey Hardcastle

Why students should have mental health days

Posted May 2020

12:49

Kade Crockford

What you need to know about face surveillance

Posted May 2020

12:54

Dick M. Carpenter II

The injustice of "policing for profit" — and how to end it

Posted Apr 2020

14:53

Martha Minow

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Posted Mar 2020

11:46

Noelle Martin

Online predators spread fake porn of me. Here's how I fought back

Posted Feb 2020

10:56

David J. Bier

How guest worker visas could transform the US immigration system

Posted Jan 2020

13:21

Kelsey Leonard

Why lakes and rivers should have the same rights as humans

Posted Dec 2019

14:03

Erika Pinheiro

What's really happening at the US-Mexico border — and how we can do better

Posted Nov 2019